Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-13
THE SOUTH SIDE.
SENT ON FOR RoBBRsY-AHoTHsR
DEATH PROM PARALYsI5.
Tobacco Sales Bids for Electric Plants
The City and the Carolina
Railroad.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispaich.i
PETERSBURG, March II, 1881

PETERSBURG, March II, 1887.
In the Mayors Court this morning
Justice Olivier presiding-decision was
rendered in the case OF Alfred Grosz,.
examined yesterday on the charge oil
assaulting and robbing Mr.. }. L.
Hughes. The accused was sent on lot
trial at the April term OF the Mustangs
Court. Grotz, in his statement yest'r,,
day, denied the assault, but confessed
to taking Mr. Hughess watch, when
fell from his pocket, and subsequently
pavning it.
After q partial examination OF the
case Of Robert Hall, charged with the
same offence, his counsel waived fdrther
hearing, and he, too, was sent on Tor In
dictment.
Young Plummer was discharged,
there being no evidence outside oil
Grotz's naked statement to connect
him with the charge. Mr.. Hughes
couldnot identify him as being with the
party, and no other witnesses could. 1t
was also established that he was at
home at the time the assault was al
legged to have been committed.
These cases have excited wide in
terest, and the courtroom was crowded
to-day as on previous days during the
examination.
MIR. J. n. Derby, the manager OF Mr..
Reuben Highlands plantation in Ches-
terrified county, died yesterday OF pa
ralysis, after few hours illness. He
was apparently well in the morning,
and was stricken without warning. Mr.
Derby was from Southampton county,
and had been managing for Mr.. Rag
land but a few weeks. He was an ex-
perienced farmer, of industrious habits,
and much respected.
The sales of loose tobacco at the
warehouses in this city during the pres
ent week amounted to about 300, 900,
with good prices ruling for the better
grades. A number of the planters from
this section say that smaller area will
be planted this season than usual, and
that an effort will be made TO raise bet
ter tobacco.
Representative Of q number OF cleo
tric-light companies have been in our
city recently looking after the proposed
establishment of a plant here, and
it is understood they will make bidsfor
the work. Bids have been invited by
the Committee on Lights, to be handed
in by the 2sth instant, so that some
definite report on the subject may he
made to the Council on the 1st of April.
No action has as yet been taken by
the Common Council on the PROPOSE
ton recently submitted by the Virginia
and Carolina Railroad Company rela-
tive to the reorganization of that COM
pany on the basis OF the purchase OF
the road by the city and the guaranteed
stockholders-the city's interest to be
in the proportion of $1,000 OF COM
mon stock to 5000, 600 for the guaranteed
stockholders. The special committee
appointed to make further investiga-
ton and report what is proper to do
have not yet made up their report.
Mr.. Robert H. Blankenship, former
" of Manchester, is reported to-day to
be critically i'll of pneumonia at his IA
theirs residence, in Chesterfield county,
about five miles from this city. Mr..
Blankenship has many friends in Man
chester and Richmond who will regret
to hear OF his condition.
ROBIN ADAIB.